Graebert steps-up to BIM

There are nearly three dozen CAD programs on the market that work like AutoCAD, but there is only one that comes close to AutoCAD's market size. Autodesk executives speak of 10–12 million versions of AutoCAD in use, of which 3/4 are, they suggest, pirated ones. So it may come as a surprise to learn that German software developer Graebert claims 10 million downloads of its Ares Commander DWG editor and variants—80% of which were free downloads of the ARES-based DraftSight from Dassault Systèmes. (Graebert found its success in OEM'ing its software to other companies.) I say were, because the free